Appeal No. 2003-0230 Application No. 09/624,025 As we have reversed the rejection of claim 1, we likewise reverse this rejection for the reasons noted above. V. The rejection of Claim 17 under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as being unpatentable over Gardner in view of Arnold and Sheng as applied to claim 15, further in view of Peidous. As we have reversed the rejection of claim 1, we likewise reverse this rejection for the reasons noted above. Summary of Decision The rejection of Claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 8-10, 12, and 14 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Gardner in view of Arnold and Sheng is reversed. The rejection of Claim 6 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Gardner in view of Arnold and Sheng, as applied to claims 1 and 9, further in view of Wu is reversed. The rejection of Claims 3, 11, and 17 under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as being unpatentable over Gardner in view of Arnold and Sheng as applied to claims 1 and 9, further in view of Peidous is reversed. The rejection of Claims 15, 16, 18, and 20 under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as being unpatentable over Gardner in view of Arnold, Sheng, and Wu is reversed. The rejection of Claim 17 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Gardner in view of Arnold and Sheng as applied to claim 15, further in view of Peidous is reversed. 8Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007